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Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
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| Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. (A.A. pi Lack of power, that was our dilemma (yes-no? - when in doubt, see your log & loser list). We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power Well, that's exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem. (AA p. 45). What seemed at first a flimsy reed (a Power greater than ourselves), has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. Anew life has been given us or, if you prefer, "a design for living" (a recovery recipe) that really works. (AA p) In nearly all cases, the newcomer's ideals must be grounded in a power greater than themselves, if they are to recreate their lives. (AA p. xxviii) deep down in every man, woman, and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It maybe obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that power inhuman lives, are facts as old as humankind itself. We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was apart of our makeup, just as much as the feeling we have fora friend. Sometimes we had to search fearlessly, but It was there. It was as much a fact as we were. We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis it is only there that It maybe found. It was so with us. We can only clear the ground a bit. If our testimony helps sweep away prejudice, enables you to think honestly, encourages you to search diligently within yourself, then, if you wish, you can join us on the Broad Highway (yes-no?). With this attitude you cannot fail. The consciousness of your belief is sure to come to you (AA p. 55). Some of us grow into it more slowly. But It has come to all who have honestly sought It. When we drew near to It, It disclosed Itself to us (AA p. 57). With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power Greater than themselves (AA. p. 567-568). Download 2.04 Mb. Share with your friends:
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